What Is Vacate Cleaning?

If you’re reading this then you probably have to vacate your rental. We get you, it’s stressful, and not something you want to undertake every other month. Not only do you have to find a new place to live, but you also have to leave your old rental fresh and shining, as this will avoid the wrath of your landlord and their pedantic property manager!

This is where vacate cleaning enters the story. It is, essentially, exactly what the name suggests: professional vacate cleaning to ensure your owner doesn’t charge you an outrageous sum for the cleaner of their choice. And, believe us, they will happily charge you a hefty sum to enlist professional cleaners if they are not happy upon inspecting their property.

That’s the simple side of it, but there are numerous elements that go into vacate cleaning, depending on the size of your rental and what cleaning projects have to be completed.

Here, we will take a look at different projects that you might need completed with your vacate clean:

1. Carpet cleaninghere is nothing that your landlord and property manager will scrutinise more than your carpets. Your property manager will gladly over-examine the carpets, looking for the slightest hint of a stain, so as to bring high price carpet cleaners to finish off the job.With this in mind, if your rental has carpets, you should definitely consider whether they could use a reasonably-priced clean before the landlord charges you in excess. Have a look at your carpet: have you left it a little grimier than before? Do you have a little doggy that doesn’t mind trampling their dirty paws around the upstairs bedrooms after a heavy rain?Regardless of the reasons, you might need comprehensive carpet cleaning, just to ensure that you don’t get stung with a huge fee for it later on…
2. Window cleaningWindow cleaning is a given for smaller properties like one bedroom apartments. But, for bigger houses, it is a proper job in itself, and one that you might also have to consider having completed before the landlord charges you top dollar upon their vacate inspection.So, if your rental has an abundance of windows, and they have incurred plenty of grime and muck over your tenancy, then perhaps it’s important to consider a separate cleaning service on top of your regular vacate cleaning service?
   
   
3. Tile & grout cleaningSometimes, our tiles and grout can become seriously deteriorated over time. Not only that, they can incur all kinds of grime and muck that need a little extra time to provide a thorough clean. This is normal, and it happens with tiles and grout, but if you leave them filthy then you are looking at a good way to lose part, if not all, of your bond.As such, you may have to enlist the experts to provide a comprehensive tile and grout clean. They will ensure that your tiles and grout are in tip-top condition with no way for your landlord or property manager to pick up on them in a negative way.So, if you’re vacating your rental, it’s important to consider what elements your vacate clean may require. And, of course, you can trust that your expert cleaners will be able to provide you with a customised quote on what, exactly, you need done to ensure you retrieve your full bond.

   The vacate inspection can be daunting, but with the pros in your corner, you can expect to impress your fussy landlord and property with a squeaky clean property!